cancer ↔ Healthy Eating Index

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The Healthy Eating Index is linked to cancer as a dietary metric used to assess the risk of cancer mortality, as evidenced by studies showing that higher index scores correlate with a decreased risk of cancer [1], [2], and its role as a protective dietary pattern against non-communicable diseases [3].

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a synthesis of dietary quality metrics and their validity for the double ... research.manchester.ac.uk University of Manchester 1 fact

claimFour non-communicable disease (NCD) dietary metrics—the Mediterranean Diet Score, Alternative Healthy Eating Index, Healthy Eating Index, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension—have convincing evidence of protective associations with specific NCD outcomes, including mortality, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and total cancer.

Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org Arimond M, Deitchler M · nutritionalassessment.org 1 fact

claimThe Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) demonstrated criterion-related validity in a prospective cohort study, where individuals in the highest quintile of HEI-2015 scores had a decreased risk of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality compared to those in the lowest quintile.

Diet Quality Indices: Measures for Bridging Nutrition and Public Health link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

referenceOnvani S, Haghighatdoost F, Surkan PJ et al. (2017) published a meta-analysis in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics titled 'Adherence to the Healthy Eating Index and Alternative Healthy Eating Index dietary patterns and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies'.